overcharge
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overcharge
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From Middle English overchargen, equivalent to over- + charge.
verb overcharges · overcharging · overcharged
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To charge (somebody) more money than the correct amount or to surpass a certain limit while charging a bill.
Meanwhile, the tolls dispute had gone to the courts, and the E.L.R. was completely successful when, in 1856, the House of Lords awarded it the sum of £30,000 against the L.Y.R. for tolls overcharged.
Similar: gouge · Opposite: undercharge
- To continue to charge (an electrical device) beyond its capacity. Sometimes I get overcharged / That's when you see sparks
- To charge (someone) with an inflated number or degree of legal charges (for example, charging them with a more serious crime than was committed); to upcharge. The police, fully aware of the reality of plea bargaining, often overcharge (if they don't, then the prosecutor does). The police also may overcharge in order to develop informants.
- To charge or load too heavily; to burden; to oppress. it serves to no better use but only to labour and overcharge the ships' sides in any grown seas and foul weather.
- To fill too full; to crowd. October 22, 1706, Alexander Pope, letter to Mr. Walsh Our language is naturally overcharged with consonants.
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To exaggerate.
to overcharge a description
Similar: hyperbolize, overstate, stretch, big up, cut it fat, exaggerate, overcharge, overdo, overemphasize, play up, three-sheet
noun overcharges
- An excessive load or burden.
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An excessive charge in an account.
Near-synonym: price gouging
Similar: price gouging
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Any amount erroneously charged to a customer above the correct price for a product or service.
The software glitch caused an overcharge.
Opposite: undercharge
- An excessive charge of a rechargeable battery. It is impossible to end up with an overcharge of your smartphone under any normal circumstances because its hardware and firmware stop the charging when the battery is full.
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verb to charge more than correct amount
| Español | cobrar de más |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | ふっかける fukkakeru |
| Português | sobrecarregar |
| Français | surcharger |
| Ελληνικά | υπερχρεώνω yperchreóno |
| Română | supraîncărca |
| Русский | назнача́ть завы́шенную це́ну naznačátʹ zavýšennuju cénu |
| עברית | ביצע חיוב יתר bitséa khiyúv yéter |
verb to overcharge an electric device
| Français | survolter |
|---|---|
| Ελληνικά | υπερφορτίζω yperfortízo |
| Русский | перегружа́ть peregružátʹ, перегрузи́ть peregruzítʹ |
noun an excessive load or burden
| Русский | перегру́зка peregrúzka |
|---|
noun an excessive charge in an account
| Русский | завы́шенная цена́ zavýšennaja cená |
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